Care home · Aylesbury
The Gables Nursing Home
Illustrative photo, not of The Gables Nursing Home- Address
- 123 Wendover Road, Aylesbury, HP21 9LW
- Run by
- Mandeville Care Services Limited (2 services)
- Type of provider
- Independent (private company)
- Service
- Nursing home
- Beds
- 18 (registered with CQC)
- Nursing care
- Yes, registered as a nursing home (CQC registration)
- Dementia
- Registered with CQC to support people living with dementia
- Registered with CQC
- January 2011 (15 years)
- Registered manager
- *
- Company check
- Active, trading since 2005 (21 years), accounts up to date (Companies House 05473970)
- Last CQC check
- 25 Apr 2019
- Typical fees Estimated
- £1,660–£2,030 a week for nursing care (dementia). Our estimate from published local prices, not a quote. How we estimate
Licensed by CQC for: Accommodation for persons who require nursing or personal care · Treatment of disease, disorder or injury
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An overview of The Gables Nursing Home
Registered with CQC as a nursing home, The Gables Nursing Home is based in Aylesbury, run by Mandeville Care Services Limited. It supports older people, with registered specialisms in dementia and physical disabilities.
Its latest CQC rating is Good overall (April 2019). It is one of 25 CQC-registered care homes in and around Aylesbury; 19 of those are rated Good or Outstanding.
Budgeting for this home
We estimate The Gables Nursing Home at £1,660–£2,030 a week for nursing care (dementia), based on published prices in the region. Over a year that is roughly £86k–£106k.
Where a resident needs nursing, the NHS pays part of the fee straight to the home as NHS-funded nursing care, regardless of who pays the rest.
If savings are under the upper limit (£23,250 in England), Buckinghamshire Council may pay part of the cost after a free care needs assessment.
How it fits locally
Choice is wide here: the 25 nearest other care homes are all within 3 miles, 17 of them rated Good or Outstanding, and the closest is Byron House Care Home, under 0.5 miles away.
13 of the 22 nearest rated care homes have a more recent rating than this one.
It sits in Aylesbury South East ward, classed by ONS as urban (nearer to a major town or city), among the 30% least deprived neighbourhoods in England. NHS services here are planned by NHS Thames Valley ICB.
Within about a 10-minute walk there is a shop (4 min), a park (5 min), a café (9 min) and a bus stop (1 min), which matters for residents who can go out and for visiting family.
Each area CQC checks
- Safe87 of 119 in Buckinghamshire
- Effective99 of 119 in Buckinghamshire
- Caring108 of 119 in Buckinghamshire
- Responsive102 of 119 in Buckinghamshire
- Well-led80 of 119 in Buckinghamshire
Source: CQC, published 25 April 2019. Under each rating: how many care homes in Buckinghamshire share it.
What the ratings tell you
All five areas CQC looks at are rated Good for The Gables Nursing Home: no single area stands out above or below the rest.
For leadership (Well-led), it shares its Good rating with 79 of the 118 other care homes in Buckinghamshire that CQC has rated.
How its rating has changed
- Jun 2016
- Apr 2019
- Today Rating 7 years old
Published CQC ratings in date order.
Published inspection reports
- CQC inspection report 25 April 2019
- CQC inspection report 15 June 2016
- Inspection report 1 March 2014
- Inspection report 3 August 2013
- Inspection report 4 April 2013
- Inspection report 18 November 2011
Food hygiene
The kitchen has a food hygiene rating of 5 (very good), from an inspection on 10 February 2025 by Buckinghamshire. Ask how special diets are handled and whether residents can eat when they like.
From the Food Standards Agency (listed as "The Gables Nursing Home"). Open Government Licence.
Area and map
- Ward
- Aylesbury South East
- Council
- Buckinghamshire Council · paying for care
- Parliamentary constituency
- Aylesbury
- Local NHS (ICB)
- NHS Thames Valley Integrated Care Board
- Type of area
- Urban: nearer to a major town or city
- Neighbourhood deprivation
- Among the 30% least deprived areas in England
- Postcode district
- Care homes in HP21 (9)
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Close by
- Bus stop 110 m (1 min walk) · 6 stops within 600 m
- Railway station Aylesbury, 1.1 km (14 min walk)
- GP surgery Brookside Centre, 940 m (12 min walk)
- Pharmacy Hampden Pharmacy, 1.3 km (16 min walk)
- Shop Asda Express, 310 m (4 min walk)
- Park Wynford Green, 400 m (5 min walk)
- Café Trinity Coffee Shop, 710 m (9 min walk)
- Place of worship Seventh Day Adventist Church Aylesbury, 580 m (7 min walk)
- Library Aylesbury Library, 1.2 km (14 min walk)
Straight-line distances to the nearest of each, from OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL). Walking routes are longer; check for hills and crossings if you plan to take a relative out.
Area details from ONS and NHS postcode data via postcodes.io (Open Government Licence).
History with CQC
CQC registration dates from January 2011, so the service has been operating for around 15 years under its current registration.
CQC has published 2 overall ratings for it (2016–2019), starting at Good and staying Good every time.
7 years have passed since the last overall rating. Services judged lower-risk wait longer for a visit, but teams change, so check what is different today.
6 reports have been published for this location, most recently on 25 April 2019.
Who it can help
Registration details from CQC.
What CQC's inspectors reported
- People's experience of using this service: People told us they were happy with the service.
- We received comments such as, "I feel much happier they (staff) are very very kind, "They always make sure we are sorted out", and "I was all over the place when I was at home, now I am here I certainly feel safe." People were always protected against avoidable harm, abuse, neglect and discrimination.
- People's risks were assessed and strategies put in place to reduce the risks.
- People experienced positive outcomes regarding their health and wellbeing.
Inspected 7 February 2019; report published 25 April 2019; supporting 16 people at the time. Quoted from the CQC report summary, Open Government Licence. Read the full report.
Ownership and company checks
The Gables Nursing Home is run by Mandeville Care Services Limited (company 05473970), incorporated in 2005, 5 years before this service registered with CQC.
At Companies House, the company is listed as active, its accounts are filed on time, it has 2 active directors and there is no insolvency history.
Its registered business activity is medical nursing home activities.
Mandeville Care Services Limited runs 2 CQC-registered services; 2 of the 2 with a rating are Good or Outstanding (100%), against 83% for the same mix of services across England.
All 2 are in Buckinghamshire, so it is a local operator rather than a national chain.
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How The Gables Nursing Home compares
- Rated Good. Across Buckinghamshire, 74% of the 119 rated care homes are Good or Outstanding and 5 are Outstanding.
- Its rating (April 2019) is more recent than 32% of care home ratings in Buckinghamshire.
- With 18 beds it is smaller than 61% of care homes in Buckinghamshire, where the typical home has 31.
- Registered with CQC in 2011: it has been registered longer than 77% of care homes in the area.
- It lists 3 specialisms with CQC; the typical care home in Buckinghamshire lists 4.
All figures compare it with other care homes in Buckinghamshire; CQC register, Oct 2026.
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Frequently asked about The Gables Nursing Home
- What are The Gables Nursing Home's fees?
- The Gables Nursing Home's prices aren't on our site yet. Residential care home typically costs £1,555 a week (average 2026 self-funder fees in South East). Request a written quote and check what is charged on top.
- How is The Gables Nursing Home rated for safety and leadership?
- The five CQC areas: Safe: Good; Effective: Good; Caring: Good; Responsive: Good; Well-led: Good. Safe and Well-led tend to say most about day-to-day reliability.
- How big is The Gables Nursing Home?
- The Gables Nursing Home is registered for up to 18 residents. Ask about current vacancies and whether rooms have en-suite facilities.
- Who runs The Gables Nursing Home?
- Mandeville Care Services Limited is the registered provider for The Gables Nursing Home.
- Is The Gables Nursing Home registered for dementia care?
- Yes. Dementia is one of the specialisms on its CQC registration. Ask how many carers or staff have dementia training.
- When was The Gables Nursing Home last inspected?
- 25 April 2019 is when the current rating was published, 7 years ago. Check what has changed since, such as the manager or staffing.
- Where is The Gables Nursing Home based?
- It is at 123 Wendover Road, Aylesbury, HP21 9LW.
- Is The Gables Nursing Home registered with CQC?
- Yes: CQC lists it as a care home under location ID 1-131351552 and was rated Good overall in April 2019.
- What type of care does The Gables Nursing Home provide?
- The Gables Nursing Home is registered for nursing homes. Ask which of these it provides at the moment.
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